Play #1

Scottie Barnes 'U' 7.5 Ast -140

@Fanduel

Barnes is under this line in 42% of games this season. Today he faces the Celtics who allow the 4th least assist to SF this year. Against boston he is under this line every time he has faced them averaging just 3.9 Ast per game. Another key reason I like this play is RJ Barrett is out due to illness and without RJ  he is under this line in all 5 games having 4,4,6,6,5 with an average of 10.4 Potential Ast per game during that stretch without Barrett.There is also blowout potential here Celtics being favored by 17 and just coming off of a bad loss at home to the Pacers. They will be looking to get back on track today at home. I see Barnes staying under this line once again against a top 5 defense against Small Forwards.

Play #2

Lebron James 'O' 4.5 1st Q Pts -142

@Fanduel

Hit in 8 of L10 and we all know LeBron gets up for the big narrative games. It’s his first game since his 40th birthday and he’s playing his former/hometown team. He’s hit in 7 of 9 games this season against opponents that are top 10 in pace (CLE #7). He’s scored at least 5 1Q points in 5 straight matchups against the Cavs and the Cavs allow the 2nd most Pts to SF L15.

Play #3

Khris Middleton 'O' 13.5 Pts -122

@Fanduel

Khris Middleton is coming off of an injury only playing 9 games so far this season and has been over this line in 5 of them. He has also been over this line in the last 5 straight games having 14,21,21,18,21 on an average of 23.8 minutes per game but his last three has has average 26+ minutes seeing a minute increase since his injury. Today he faces a terrible Pacers defense that allows the 11th most points to small forwards and the 8th most points per game at 116. Over the last 5 games he has a large increase in usage going from 19.5%- 32% attempting an average of 14 FGA a game. He has a history of crushing this line against them going over this line in every game of his career averaging 20.9 Pts per game. Rick Carlisle has came out and said “they have to build a wall around Giannis”. This should open up a lot of opportunities for Middleton to get 14.

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